Biography
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William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American character actor.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a very prolific film and TV actor, having worked on over 140 films. He worked frequently with director Preston Sturges, becoming part of a "stock" troupe of actors that Sturges repeatedly cast in his films. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. His film career began in 1926 and spanned the decades up to the 1970s. His most famous TV role was in My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley and replacing William Frawley, whose failing health had made procuring insurance impossible.
Demarest received a single Academy Award nomination, for his supporting role in The Jolson Story, playing Al Jolson's fictional mentor. He previously shared the screen with real Jolson in The Jazz Singer.
William Demarest died in Palm Springs, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Filmography
- The Millionaire (1978)
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
- The Wild McCullochs (1975)
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) TV movie
- That Darn Cat! (1965)
- Viva Las Vegas (1964)
- It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- Son of Flubber (1963)
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
- Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961)
- Twenty Plus Two (1961)
- King of the Roaring 20s - The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
- Pepe (1960)
- The Mountain (1956)
- Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
- The Rawhide Years (1955)
- Sincerely Yours (1955)
- Lucy Gallant (1955)
- The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
- The Far Horizons (1955)
- Jupiter's Darling (1955)
- The Yellow Mountain (1954)
- Escape from Fort Bravo (1954)
- Here Come the Girls (1953)
- Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
- The Blazing Forest (1952)
- What Price Glory (1952)
- Behave Yourself! (1951)
- The Strip (1951)
- Excuse My Dust (1951)
- The First Legion (1951)
- Never a Dull Moment (1950)
- He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
- Riding High (1950)
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
- Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
- Jolson Sings Again (1949)
- Sorrowful Jones (1949)
- Whispering Smith (1948)
- Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
- The Sainted Sisters (1948)
- On Our Merry Way (1948)
- Variety Girl (1947)
- The Perils of Pauline (1947)
- The Jolson Story (1946)
- Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
- Pardon My Past (1945)
- Along Came Jones (1945)
- Salty O'Rourke (1945)
- The Great Moment (1944)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
- Once Upon a Time (1944)
- Nine Girls (1944)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
- True to Life (1943)
- Dangerous Blondes (1943)
- Johnny Doughboy (1942)
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
- Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- Pardon My Sarong (1942)
- My Favorite Spy (1942)
- True to the Army (1942)
- All Through the Night (1942)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Glamour Boy (1941)
- Dressed to Kill (1941)
- The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Country Fair (1941)
- Ride on Vaquero (1941)
- Rookies On Parade (1941)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Little Men (1940)
- Christmas in July (1940)
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
- The Golden Fleecing (1940)
- The Great McGinty (1940)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
- Wolf of New York (1940)
- Laugh It Off (1939)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Miracles for Sale (1939)
- Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
- King of the Turf (1939)
- The Great Man Votes (1939)
- While New York Sleeps (1938)
- Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) (uncredited)
- Josette (1938)
- One Wild Night (1938)
- Romance on the Run (1938)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
- Rosalie (1937)
- Big City (1937)
- Wake Up and Live (1937)
- Blonde Trouble (1937)
- Easy Living (1937)
- The Great Gambini (1937)
- The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
- Hit Parade of 1937 (1937)
- Oh Doctor (1937)
- Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
- Time Out for Romance (1937)
- Mind Your Own Business (1936)
- Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
- Love on the Run (1936)
- Wedding Present (1936)
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (uncredited)
- White Lies (1935)
- Hands Across the Table (1935)
- Diamond Jim (1935)
- Bright Lights (1935)
- The Murder Man (1935)
- The Casino Murder Case (1935) (uncredited)
- After Office Hours (1935) (uncredited)
- Fugitive Lady (1934)
- Gunfire (1934) (uncredited)
- Many Happy Returns (1934)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934)
- The Run Around (1932)
- The Broadway Melody (1929) (uncredited)
- The Crash (1928)
- The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
- Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
- Pay as You Enter (1928)
- The Escape (1928)
- A Girl in Every Port (1928) (uncredited)
- Sharp Shooters (1928)
- A Reno Divorce (1927)
- Amateur Night (1927)
- The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited)
- A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)
- The Bush Leaguer (1927)
- The First Auto (1927)
- What Happened to Father? (1927)
- The Black Diamond Express (1927)
- Simple Sis (1927)
- A Million Bid (1927)
- Matinee Ladies (1927)
- The Gay Old Bird (1927)
- Don't Tell the Wife (1927)
- Finger Prints (1927)
- When the Wife's Away (1926)
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